1.When is the ‘World Olympic Day’ celebrated across the world?
[A] June 21
[B] June 22
[C] June 23
[D] June 24
Correct Answer: A [Mansukh Mandaviya]
2.Which Union Minister inaugurated the country’s first Virtual Healthcare & Hygiene Expo 2020?
[A] Mansukh Mandaviya
[B] Amit Shah
[C] Harsh Vardhan
[D] Prakash Javadekar
Correct Answer: A [Mansukh Mandaviya]
3.Which sport association of India has been provisionally de-recognised from its global head association?
[A] Karate Association of India
[B] All India Football Federation
[C] Basketball Federation of India
[D] Hockey India
Correct Answer: A [Karate Association of India]
4.Two Bridges named ‘Devika’ and ‘Puneja’ were recently inaugurated in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Jammu & Kashmir
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Assam
Correct Answer: B [Jammu & Kashmir]
5.In the Credit Guarantee scheme CGSSD, launched to help the distressed MSME sector, what does ‘SD’ stand for?
[A] Small Debt
[B] Sub-ordinate Debt
[C] Stressed Debt
[D] Strategic Debt
Correct Answer: B [Sub-ordinate Debt]
6.Indian Railways has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with which organisation for installing video surveillance at over 6000 stations?
[A] Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd
[B] RailTel
[C] Reliance Jio
[D] Airtel
Correct Answer: B [RailTel]
7.Which Indian state/UT is set to conduct serological survey jointly with National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Delhi
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: B [Delhi]
8.Which Union Ministry has launched “Nasha Mukt Bharat: Annual Action Plan (2020-21)”?
[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
[D] Ministry of Women and Child Development
Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
9.Which sport’s governing body has approved USD 1.5 billion worth Covid-19 Relief Plan, to support its community?
[A] Football
[B] Cricket
[C] Basketball
[D] Hockey
Correct Answer: A [Football]
10.Zoox, that was recently acquired by Amazon, is a start-up firm related to which field?
[A] Self-driving Car
[B] Aerial Transport
[C] Social Media
[D] Ride Hailing service
Correct Answer: A [Self-driving Car]
11.Under which initiative, Fit India programme and Department of School Education and Literacy are set to launch a series of 10 films on sports?
[A] Khelo India
[B] Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat
[C] Poshan Abhiyan
[D] Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan
Correct Answer: B [Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat]
12.Which Indian state/UT has approved Border Roads Organization (BRO) to recruit workers from the state for critical projects?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Bihar
[D] Gujarat
Correct Answer: B [Jharkhand]
13.Apparel Export Promotion Council is set to sell masks & PPEs through which e-Commerce platform?
[A] Flipkart
[B] Amazon
[C] Jio Mart
[D] Snapdeal
Correct Answer: B [Amazon]
14.Which mobile game application has become the highest grossing game across the world in May 2020?
[A] Honor of Kings
[B] PUBG Mobile
[C] Roblox
[D] Monster Strike
Correct Answer: B [PUBG Mobile ]
15.What is the name of the ocean area spread across Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste?
[A] Coral Triangle
[B] Coal Triangle
[C] Central Triangle
[D] Congo Triangle
Correct Answer: A [Coral Triangle]
16.Which Indian state/UT has launched an integrated Flood Warning System named ‘iFLOWS’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Odisha
[C] Maharashtra
[D] West Bengal
Correct Answer: C [Maharashtra]
17.Which country ordered authorising sanctions against individuals involved in the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation?
[A] China
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] North Korea
Correct Answer: B [United States]
18.Which Indian institute has developed an AI-based system to track social distancing?
[A] IISc, Bengaluru
[B] IIT- Kharagpur
[C] IIT- Madras
[D] NIT, Suratkal
Correct Answer: B [IIT- Kharagpur ]
19.What is the theme of the ‘International Albinism Awareness Day’?
[A] Made To Shine
[B] Made to Outperform
[C] Albinism Achievers
[D] Succeed with Albinism
Correct Answer: A [Made To Shine]
20.What is the theme of ‘World Blood Donor day 2020’?
[A] Safe blood saves lives
[B] Encourage Blood donation
[C] Blood Donors are Angels
[D] Resources for Blood collection
Correct Answer: A [Safe blood saves lives]
21.Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has partnered with which facility to enable its pensioners submit digital Life certificates?
[A] India Post Payment Bank
[B] Common Service Centre
[C] Passport Seva Kendra
[D] UIDAI
Correct Answer: B [Common Service Centre]
22.Which organisation submitted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)-III to the United Nations?
[A] National Human Rights Commission
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] National Women Commission
[D] Central Vigilance Commission
Correct Answer: A [National Human Rights Commission]
23.What is the name of the special “Yoga Module” developed by India’s Permanent Mission to the UN to mark International Yoga Day 2020?
[A] Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home
[B] Yoga for Heart
[C] Yoga during Covid-19
[D] Yoga during Lock down
Correct Answer: A [Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home]
24.Who heads the working group constituted by the Reserve Bank of India, to review private bank shareholding norms?
[A] PK Mohanty
[B] R Gandhi
[C] BP Kanungo
[D] Rabi N. Mishra
Correct Answer: A [PK Mohanty]
25.Global firms TPG and L Catterton are set to buy stake in which Indian digital company?
[A] Jio Platforms
[B] Bharti Airtel
[C] Vodafone Idea
[D] Novi Digital Entertainment
Correct Answer: A [Jio Platforms]
26.Who is the Chairperson of IBBI’s reconstituted ‘Advisory Committee on Corporate Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation process’?
[A] Adi Godrej
[B] Uday Kotak
[C] Anand Mahindra
[D] Dilip Sanghvi
Correct Answer: B [Uday Kotak]
27.Which Union Ministry organises ‘ADIP’ scheme, through the Public sector enterprise ALIMCO?
[A] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare
[B] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment]
28.Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motors (GWM) signed MoU with which Indian state to modernise its manufacturing plant?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Punjab
Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
29.Which financial institution is the regulator of housing finance companies (HFCs) after August 2019?
[A] National Housing Bank (NHB)
[B] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[C] Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)
[D] Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
Correct Answer: B [Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]
30.Prime Minister of India launched the auction process for how many coal blocks for commercial mining?
[A] 11
[B] 41
[C] 71
[D] 101
31.Which global institution has estimated that India’s economy will contract by 4% in the financial year 2020-21?
[A] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
[B] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
[C] World Bank
[D] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Correct Answer: B [Asian Development Bank (ADB)]
32.As per the recent report of the National Centre of Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), which ocean has seen the greatest decline of ice in the last 41 years?
[A] Arctic Ocean
[B] Antarctic Ocean
[C] Pacific Ocean
[D] Indian Ocean
Correct Answer: A [Arctic Ocean]
33.Which country is named the President of the UN Security Council for August 2021?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Norway
Correct Answer: C [India]
34.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] Urjit Patel
[C] U K Sinha
[D] M S Sahoo
Correct Answer: B [Urjit Patel]
35.As per a recent study, the 68 million-year-old egg found nine years ago, might belong to which species?
[A] Mosasaur
[B] Hainosaurus
[C] Tylosaurus
[D] Prognathodon
Correct Answer: A [Mosasaur]
36.Which country provided a tariff exemption for 97 per cent of exports from Bangladesh?
[A] United States
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Russia
Correct Answer: C [China]
37.Mount Merapi, that was seen in news recently, is located in which country?
[A] Philippines
[B] Indonesia
[C] Vietnam
[D] Australia
Correct Answer: B [Indonesia]
38.Which Indian state/UT is set to launch a new initiative for school students named ‘Ektu Khelo, Ektu Padho’?
[A] Odisha
[B] Tripura
[C] Assam
[D] Sikkim
Correct Answer: B [Tripura]
39.Which major technology company has shut its video game streaming service ‘Mixer’?
[A] Facebook
[B] Microsoft
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple
Correct Answer: B [Microsoft]
40.Which country, also the world’s second largest arms producer, is set to join the UN Arms Trade Treaty?
[A] India
[B] United States
[C] China
[D] Germany
Correct Answer: C [China]
41.Which major technology company has launched a new application named ‘Sodar’, to help people maintain distancing?
[A] Facebook
[B] Amazon
[C] Google
[D] Apple
Correct Answer: C [Google]
42.Which venue was originally scheduled for the 47th G-7 summit 2020, that has been postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic?
[A] France
[B] United States
[C] Germany
[D] Italy
Correct Answer: B [United States]
43.Trionychidae, that was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?
[A] Spider
[B] Snake
[C] Turtle
[D] Owl
Correct Answer: C [Turtle]
44.Who are the beneficiaries of the newly launched scheme PM SVANIDHI?
[A] MSMEs
[B] Migrant Labourers
[C] Street vendors
[D] Textile Industries
Correct Answer: C [Street vendors]
45.Which global rating agency downgraded India’s sovereign ratings to Baa3?
[A] CRISIL
[B] Moody’s Investors Service
[C] Fitch Ratings
[D] S&P Ratings
Correct Answer: B [Moody’s Investors Service]
46.Which state recently celebrated its statehood day on June 2?
[A] Chhattisgarh
[B] Telangana
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Jharkhand
Correct Answer: B [Telangana]
47.Which Union Ministry launched the schemes named PLI, SPECS and EMC 2.0?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[C] Minister for Electronics and IT
[D] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Correct Answer: C [Minister for Electronics and IT]
48.Which state has launched a month-long drive to spread awareness about COVID-19 pandemic under Mission Fateh?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Punjab
[C] Odisha
[D] Jharkhand
Correct Answer: B [Punjab]
49.Which global organisation recently warned that 60 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty in 2020?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Bank
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] World Economic Forum
Correct Answer: B [World Bank]
50.Who was the Chairman of the Expert Committees on Rationalisation/Closure/Merger of Film Media Units?
[A] Bimal Julka
[B] Rahul Rawail
[C] Shyama Prasad
[D] Nagabharana
Correct Answer: A [Bimal Julka]
